Guest Glimpses with Kevin Swain, Mark Dunn, Ronnie Robson, Lisa Hartt

Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers

This is the 35th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:

KEVIN SWAIN - songwriter, engineer, producer, vocalist, guitarist, and bassist who has played with Barney Bentall, Idle Eyes, Prism, Lee Aaron, and many others. In this short bit Kevin shares: why and how he got into music; starting his professional career at age 16 with Barney Bentall, why he left that band and more.

MARK DUNN - musician, teacher, and author of the book ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’, a beginners guide to Bruce Cockburn’s music. In this short bit Mark talks about: his own career; why he wrote this book; Bruce’s musical diversity and more.

RONNIE ROBSON - iconic bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing/mastering engineer who has worked with, or recorded bass tracks for, the greatest acts in music such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull and many, many others. In this short bit Ronnie talks about: his multi-faceted and his busy life; connecting with famous musicians and more.

LISA HARTT - singer songwriter, guitar player and former lead of The Lisa Hartt band. In this bit Lisa shares: her musical adventures in Europe in the ‘60s that included escaping dangerous situations, being in jail, and running for her life in Greece; working with the Vanelli family (including Gino) once she returned to Canada, and more.

LISTEN to the full interview with each guest @linernotes.ca